Roll of Honor
Incident
Location: Arizona Weapon: Edged weapon Offender: Shot and killed in 1917
Special Officer Charlie Harris was stabbed to death in the railroad yards at South 1st Street in Phoenix, Arizona while attempting to apprehend three men who had just robbed a railroad employee at 11:45 pm.
One of the men stabbed him in the neck during the arrest. Despite his wounds, Officer Harris was able to shoot the man in the leg.
The man who murdered him was arrested one block away, near the intersection of South 1st Street and Buchanan Street. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. On November 10th, 1917, he was shot and killed while attempting to escape from a prison road camp outside of Phoenix.
Officer Harris had served in law enforcement for several years.
Survivors
He was survived by his expectant wife and two children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Officer Harris served with the Arizona Eastern Railway Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Claypool community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Officer Harris.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Special Officer Charles Harris is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In AZ, 204 of 330 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.8% of this state's fallen. That is 7.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Harris's cause is highlighted.
How Charles Harris Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed in 1917
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Harris is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Charles Harris was killed by edged weapon.